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Originally Posted by Stretch
From my random reading on the subject I too think the swirl contraption is a petrol fuel injection addition (so I don't think carbs and diesels have it)
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Yes, it seems one of it's functions is to mix the hot fuel returning from the engine bay with cooler fuel in the tank. Most of these early fuel injected cars had a hot start problem and this probably helped. Porsche and others used a similar set up.
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Graham
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